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Goff on Rugby Archive: April 2003

 
Goff On Rugby Regular

Maitland the Heart, Soul of Rugby in the Valley

Super League: OMBAC Clinches Blue

Super League: Lions Squeeze Old Blue, Dallas Ties Aspen

Lyle Captains USA v Spain

Florida, Georgia U19s to Meet at Test

Profile of Budd Bay Steelheads Girls Team

USA Wins Final World Juniors Clash

Hosts, Chico, Stanford, and Air Force through in Women's College

Beach Clashes with Denver

Memphis U19 Rugby's First Season

Profile of Cal's Andrew Armstrong

Cameron Bunce's Father Dies

Long Profile on Cal Program History

Super League Wrapup

Eagles One Step Closer to World Cup

USA U19s Lose to Lithuania

USA U19s Choose for Lithuania

Gross Earns 50th Cap for USA

USA U19s Pick for Belgium Test

USA Prepare for Spain in Scrimmage

Chicago Comes Back v. SFGG

Aspen Rudely Welcomes Boston

Super League Wrapup Week 4

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April 30, 2003
USA Welsh Regions Name Squads Tomorrow

Any city is in the running ...

USA USA Rugby to Move Offices
Any city is in the running ...

USA Wintry CR4 Playoffs Provide Plenty of Drama
Wolfhounds and Worcester duke it out ...

April 29, 2003
USA CR1 Outcome a Strange One

As expected...

USA St. Louis Drops Bomb on Austin
Missouri team goes for the knees ...

April 27, 2003
USA Our Analysis

Heroes Hodgson, Parker reflect on a good performance that won't tell the whole story until much, much later ...

USA USA Beats Spain

USA USA Leads Spain at Half

USA USA v Spain Ticker ... USA leads 20-10 at the half

USA Florida Defeats Georgia in U19 Curtain-Raiser

USA PNW Troubled at Pacific Coast Playoffs
Desert states have a good day ...

USA USA v. Spain: Rain Rain Go Away

Canada BC: Island Teams Win

USA Foregone Conclusion?
Maybe, but USA v. Spain is about much more than one game ...

USA Final Results on USA v Spain Predictions!
You voted ...

April 26, 2003
USA Bel. Shore Adjusts to Life of a Front Runner

LA's top dogs a target now ...

April 25, 2003
USA Seattle Hopes for Playoff Double

Men and women play this weekend ...

USA Hodges Leads by Example
Team comes first, even if that means sitting out ...

USA OPSB v. Washington Postponed
Loss of Washington teammate ...

IRB Chairman Vernon Pugh Dies

USA SMAC Picks All Conference Team

April 24, 2003
USA Could Santa Monica be the Best of the Coast?

Loss of Eagles not the blow you'd expect ...

USA CR1 Explained, Sort Of
The Competitive Region situation can blur as much as it clarifies ...

USA Harvard the Big Story
Back from the brink, Harvard makes their first Final Four in ten years  ...

Canada BC Playoffs Preview

Canada BCRU Names Player of the Year Finalists

April 23, 2003
USA The Big Day Approaches

Billups wants to see improvement on the defensive side of the ball, we want to see ball protection ...

April 22, 2003
USA New But Familiar Faces Join Eagles

There's been a Tasi Mounga sighting ...

April 21, 2003
USA College Women: Illinois Back in Final Four

Players tough it out ...

April 20, 2003
USA College DI Men: One Big Upset

And Cal/Navy showdown today ... College DI Women: Another Big Upset ... all college playoff scores

USA/Canada Overseas Update

Canada Canada U19s Lose Once More
Still auto for 2004 ...

Canada Big Scores in BC Playoffs
BC Premiership playoffs underway ...

April 19, 2003
USA Beach Finds Victory in Discipline

First win for Seattle team ...  Current Super League Standings

April 18, 2003
USA DII Brings Out Diverse Group

We preview the men's DII college quarters ...

Canada Rounsefell Cup Begins
BC Premiership playoffs underway ...

Canada Players of the Year Nominees
18 get the nod ...

USA/Canada Snow Growls, Americans Back
Welsh rugby brings out strange stances by foreigners ...

April 17, 2003
USA College Update: Women's Playoffs

Who we like to make the Final Four ...

USA Billups Cautious in Celebration
Team culture improved, but execution can be better ...

USA U19s Salvage Something
Two early losses despite everything seeming to go right  ...

USA College Final Fours on TV
The start of something big? ...

April 16, 2003
Rules Laws & Tactics

Seeding ...

USA College Update: Men's Playoffs
Our picks for the weekend ...

April 15, 2003
USA Top Seeds Win in CR4

Hodges warns of Spanish backlash ...

USA Spain Will be Better
Hodges warns of Spanish backlash ...

USA College Women: JMU Takes West Chester
A few upsets along the way   ...

April 14, 2003
USA Backs Send a Message

Finally they score the kinds of tries you expect them to score  ...

USA Top 20 Caps Top 20 Tries Top 20 Points

USA "No Egos" OMBAC Wins Again
Skipper Wood outlines team outlook that has San Diego club undefeated ...

Canada Combined Takes Dunbar
Playoffs in BC  ... Also BC Premiership top scorers

April 12, 2003
USA/Canada Loss of Keyter Justified

Rotherham wins with him, USA wins with him ... other teams without Americans mixed  ...

USA USA Defeats Spain, Breaking Report

USA USA v Spain Ticker FT: USA 62 Spain 13
Debut tries for van Zyl, Cross  notch tries

Canada U19s Lose to France
Discipline hurts ...

April 11, 2003
USA Billups Unhappy with Lineup Schedule

48 or 24 hours makes a difference ...

USA/Canada Italy Tour Cancelled, Finally
Tour nobody wanted won't happen ...

USA Navy, Penn Look Good in West Chester
Women's college tourney tuneup for some, and a chance for USA U19s, too ...

USA Super League Playoffs Loom
Week Five a big one  ...

April 10, 2003
Running Touch
We run down the USA squad for Saturday ...

April 9, 2003
USA Shock Defeat for USA U19s

USA Texas to Hold Summer Camp
Top coaches, top facilities ... spread the word ...

USA Buchholz Replaces Keyter in Club/USA Battle
Rotherham back "decides" to return to club, O-Club standout called up ...

March Player of the Month

USA Zoomies Fly High in the West
Air Force men provide quality, depth  ...

April 8, 2003
USA Who Should Start for the Eagles: Your Picks

Results of our reader polls ...

Canada World Juniors: Dominate the Point of Contact
USA 
World Juniors: Who to Watch

Team leaders look at up-and-comers ...

USA Charlotte Wins South
Team leaders look at up-and-comers ...

April 7, 2003
USA Budd Bay Takes GoffonRugby Cup

U19 girls tournament a first ...

USA Rugby Spirit the Winner at Cherry Blossom
Cohesion the watchword so far ...

USA World Juniors: USA Settling In
Cohesion the watchword so far ...

April 6, 2003
Canada Burnaby Wins WCWRA

USA Latest Super League Standings

April 4, 2003
USA Bristol Prepares for USA Scrimmage

Shoguns will experiment, USA has most everyone available ...

April 3, 2003
College Update: That Great Weekend

Inspiration comes from sources old and new ... 

USA U19s Adjust to Changes
Taking security measures in stride ... 

USA/Canada Teams Deal with SARS Threat
USA, Canada, take different approaches ... 

April 2, 2003
USA Eagles Eager to Get Job Done

Hodges confident as USA eyes Sunday scrimmage ... 

USA Cherry Blossom Weathers Wintry Spring
Closing in on four decades for this DC tourney ... 

Canada Finals Weekend in BC

April 1, 2003
USA A Good Start

SFGG looks at a promising beginning ... 

USA White Makes Impact at Trinity
American gets callup for Leinster... 



 


 


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